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Breakthrough bleeding is a very common problem that many women deal with, especially when on birth control pills. If you are experiencing this problem don’t feel ashamed or afraid, you’re not alone. There are many reasons why you may be experiencing breakthrough bleeding.

Sometimes when starting birth control for the first time or switching to a new birth control it takes your body a little while to get use to the hormones, so it self corrects until everything gets in sync. Sometimes it’s caused by not taking your birth control correctly. We all forget to take our pill from time to time. However if you miss enough doses and your body no longer has the hormones needed, you may throw yourself off balance until you start taking your pills on schedule again.

Can The Medication You Take Cause Breakthrough Bleeding?

Another reason that some women have this condition is because of medication that my interfere with their birth control. Sometimes taking antibiotics can effect the way that pill is absorbed in the body, making it less effective. If you are taking an antibiotic you should continue taking it as directed unless your doctor tells you otherwise. There are prescriptions that can change the effectiveness of your birth control, but your doctor should be able to let you know what you can or cannot take when you are prescribed a new medication.

The best way to stay safe is to ALWAYS let your doctor know what medicine you are taking even if it’s over the counter. Smoking is also a cause of this condition. The chemicals in cigarettes can breakup the hormones in birth control making it less effective than it should be. There can also be medical reasons that have nothing to do with what medications you take or smoking, it’s just how your body reacts to the pill. Sometimes it can be a trial and error situation where it just takes finding the right dosage of hormones in a pill to get everything on the right track.

Always Keep The Lines of Communication Open With Your Doctor

No matter what your situation may be, do not be afraid to mention this to your doctor or health care provider because it can be a very simple thing to fix. You just have to be brave enough to be open about what is going on with your body. More than likely one of your girlfriends has experienced this break through bleeding and would be open to talking about it with you. So be open, fix the problem and keep living.

Antibiotic resistance develops in bacteria usually when it gets used to it, and slowly adapts to certain antibiotics.

Simple cuts, scrapes, and abrasions are pretty common when kids play, whether it is during playtime or athletic activities. However, the infections caused by Methicillin antibiotic-resistant staph infection are fairly dangerous, and they’re commonly referred to as MRSA.

Doctors are seeing more number of patients coming with skin infections caused due to staph – Staphylococcus aurea bacteria and these are very much resistant to antibiotics. And you can get staph infection in nose. It is also called MRSA – Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

Recently, most of the people have been catching MRSA infections in nursing homes and hospitals.

Staph bacteria can be spread through scrape or cut or even through dry skin break. MRSA and Staph infections in community are manifested as affections from skin such as boils or pimples. This can lead to serious problems like infection in bones and blood.

Nowadays, there are number of reports increasing on MRSA from regional and local health departments, schools, physicians, and daycare facilities. Outbreaks of infections on the skin are caused by the drug-resistant bacteria and more number of reports is from sports teams such as volleyball, wrestling, and football teams. Major concerns for the issue of antibiotic resistance are overuse and misuse.

Overuse of Antibiotics

Antibiotics take care of killing bacteria and do not kill viruses. Doctor will confirm whether you have viral or bacterial infection. Many in this world believe that antibiotics will make them feel better when they are sick, regardless of illness.

However, it is good at times to allow your body to fight with infections, which also builds body immunity to the virus affected. Sore throat and cold can be helped with antibiotics. Cold like infections can be cured with antibiotics. Overuse of these antibiotics doesn’t help you in the longer run and bacteria that cause infection will become more resistant to the antibiotics.

Misuse of Medicinal Products

Misuse of antibiotics happens when patients don’t follow the exact directions of taking the antibiotics. When a person feels better after taking the medications, they stop taking them and fail to follow the course. This practice will allow the bacteria to survive and in fact it grows further.

Another misuse is when a person shares the antibiotics of others in the initial stages of illness. If the antibiotics are not of right kind, resistance can develop. Resistance also develops when you are not taking right kind of antibiotics in right dosage.

Proper usage of antibiotics is very much crucial in reducing the antibiotic-resistant risk.

Blisters on feet can be a very unpleasant experience and are typically formed due to skin irritation caused by continuous friction and moisture. Foot blisters can also occur in response to a skin allergy or infection. Watery fluid content in the eruptions on the skin’s surface is usually clear but can become yellow with pus in cases of severe infection. There are times when the situation can get so out of hand that the blood blister can be filled with blood. You need to consult a physician immediately in such situations before matters get worse.

These blisters should be treated as quickly as possible to prevent infection. Starting treatment early will reduce pain and discomfort. First you need to clean the affected area and dry it off completely. Presence of moisture on the skin will delay the healing process. Wash your feet with water and dry them gently taking care not to rub the affected area. You can then apply medication (ointment is a good choice) followed by covering the area with sterile dressing.

Many blister kits and sterile dressing pads are available which can be very effective. You can leave sterile dressing on the affected area until the foot blister heals completely. If you notice slow healing or no improvement, consult your physician without further delay.

Preventing blisters on feet is easy. You can follow these simple tips to prevent the formation of foot blister in future.

Never wear uncomfortable shoes, wet shoes or socks. Always select shoes which fit you well. You can use blister free socks if you need to wear socks for longer durations.

Keep your feet as dry as possible. You can use foot powder to keep them dry and prevent odor and foot blisters. Take special precautions during summer when you sweat more.

Don’t use the same pair of shoes or socks daily. It is better to keep two to three pairs. Use proper boots for hiking or long walks. If you feel sand or gravel particles inside your shoes, take off your boots immediately. Friction created by sand particles causes blisters on feet.

Give your feet good relaxation. Make sure you rest properly after a long hiking session or walk. This will prevent blisters from forming.

Knowing that you need to replace your central air conditioner or heat pump can be stressful enough since there’s really not much information around the web to get an air conditioner price, or even a basic hvac cost without first inviting Atlanta HVAC Contractors into your home to do a complete and thorough check of your current system.

One of our main goals when building the Atlanta HVAC guide, was to be able to give you general heat pump prices or at least a general understanding of what a new hvac system costs for your home and specific needs.

Just to be clear, we can only do so much to help you understand the cost of HVAC in your Atlanta area home. Eventually, you must get in touch with a local contractor to come out for a thorough site inspection and detailed price quote.

Using the Atlanta HVAC Cost Estimate Tool

Follow these basic instructions to get a basic hvac system cost for your home in the Atlanta area.

1 – Choose the Type of HVAC System you Need

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Packaged System

2 – Tell Us The Location of the Air Handling Section of the Unit

3 – How do you Heat Your home?

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4 – Tell Us the Approximate Heated Square Feet of your Home

5 – How Urgent is your Need to Replace the system right now?

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6 – Press the Submit Button to Estimate HVAC Cost

As soon as you submit the form, the HVAC system cost tool goes to work looking through our database of prices and estimates to determine what we feel is a good rough estimate for your specific needs. Within 1-3 seconds, you will be presented with a Good, Better, Best scenario like that shown below.

Get an Exact Detailed HVAC Estimate

As we’ve mentioned several times on this page, the HVAC system cost estimator is only a rough tool to give you a basic understanding of what a new air conditioner price may be for you. In order to get an exact, detailed and definitive price quote, you should always get three complete and firm quotes from qualified contractors.

If you like cajun red beans and rice, I got the perfect recipe for you. It’s easy to make and very delicious. You don’t even have to make the rice because it will be in all one pot. So gather up the ingredients and let’s get cooking.

1 pound of kidney beans1/2 of a medium onion diced1 clove of garlic minced or 1/3 teaspoon of diced garlic in a jar1 large fresh jalapeno pepper with stem removed2 links of the Savory brand boudin1/2 pound of bacon cut into two inch pieces2 tablespoons of butter or margarine1/4 teaspoon of dried whole basil1 teaspoon of dried parsley flakes1/4 teaspoon of creole seasoning like Tony Chachere’s1/8 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon of black pepper

Directions:

Take your rinsed beans and put them in a large pot with hot water 2 inches above the beans. Cover and bring to a boil on high heat. Let boil for one minute then stir. Replace the lid, turn off heat and let them sit for 30 minutes.

Bring back to a boil on medium heat, add 3 cups of hot water, and all of the above ingredients except the boudin. Let it boil on medium heat uncovered for 2 and a half hours stirring every now and then to prevent sticking.

Now put the two links of boudin into the pot and cook for 15 minutes. While still cooking, remove the boudin and put them on a plate to cool just enough for easy handling. Remove the casing off the boudin and put the boudin back into the pot. Lower heat to simmer and replace the lid. Let simmer for 30 minutes stirring when needed to prevent sticking. If consistency ever gets too thick add some water.

Let it cool down with the lid off about 20 minutes before serving. Now it’s time to enjoy this delicious Cajun meal.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this recipe I lay before has been a holiday tradition for more than 20 years in my neighborhood. Neighbors have anxiously waited the 12 months until Christmas comes around again because they know that our kitchen will be brimming with the smell of this fragrant bread being cooked. We deliver more than 40 of these to family and friends each year, and each year we are cascaded with compliments and demands that we make extra loaves so that people can get two or more.

Without further adieu, I give you our Holiday classic – Fred’s Pumpkin Bread!

Your ingredient list is as follows:

1 and 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 2/3 cups flour (unsifted)

1/2 cup wesson oil (fine with whatever oil you choose)

2 eggs

1 cup pumpkin (can be fresh or just as easy you can get libby’s pumpkin or comparable from the store

1/2 cup chopped pecans

We have a nut chopper, but make sure the pecans are grounds down to very small pieces ( use whatever you choose to gring up your nuts)

Now, people have tried making these in loave pans, and other assorted bread making appartus, but one of the secrets to our loaves coming out so nice and moist is we use 1 lb coffee cans, which of course have been wiped out and cleaned thoruoughly. For some reason, this really holds in the flavor and makes the bread that much better.

Now what you do is take all the “dry” ingredients and put them all into one large mixing bowl. Once you have put them all in, mix these ingredients up first, and make sure to mix them up well.

Next, make a hole in the center of these dried, mixed up ingredients. Once the whole has been made, add in the 1/2 cup wesson oil, 2 eggs, the 1 cup of pumpkin, and the 1/2 cup chopped pecans

You then mix all these ingredients up well. Take the 4 (we make four in the oven at one time) 1 lb coffe cans and grease them with crisco or whatever you use.

Fill each can only half full.This loaf definitely rises to the top without issue.

Once completed, take out of oven and turn over cans. The bread should slide out easily, at which time you leave it on a plate to cool for about 10 minutes.

At the end of the ten minutes, wrap the loaves first with saran wrap, then around that put alumminum foil. Affix a bow and your ready to deliver this holiday classic. A great recipe from my kitchen to yours!

Any hunter who dresses his own kill knows to never waste his kill. While flanks, steaks, and stew meat can be cut from the kill, and sausage can be made with seasonings and the intestinal track, one should not overlook the tasty snack of pickled deer hearts! Once you try it, you won’t think twice about it ever again!

A friend of my family is an avid outdoorsman. He goes fishing regularly, and makes a trip deer hunting every year he can. He has taught me a lot about deer, and what can be done with the product of a successful hunt. He’s a kind older gentleman, with a lot of experience under his belt.

I picked up this recipe from him several years ago. My family was invited over for a grill after his hunting trip. He offered us this treat, and I’ve loved it since. I asked him to divulge the secret recipe and he was more than delighted to share it with me.

Cooking the HeartBoil the heart in one cup of water, one and a half cups of vinegar, and a quarter-cup of pickling spice at a simmer until the heart is cooked and tender. Usually thirty to forty minutes.Remove the heart from the liquid. Save the liquid for later.

Cleaning the HeartSlice the heart into thin rings, and remove any hard tissue. Clear the heart and valves of any fat you may find.

CanningPlace the cut heart into a canning jar with sliced onions and garlic cloves.Mix the remaining ingredients into the liquid use to boil the hearts. Pour the mixture over the sliced heart.Place the covered heart slices in the refrigerator for three to five days before eating.

This dish makes for a great appetizer, with a salty-iron taste, similar to liver. Serve with crackers or alone.

The pickling spice really takes the bloody taste out of the meat, making it delicious. These tasty treats went fast. Every year, we await his next hunt, in hopes of gaining access to more venison hearts.

Steak is such an awesome food that sometimes cooks prepare more than can be eaten during one meal. Having cooked steak in the fridge can be a very good thing, however, since there truly are many options available for preparing leftover steak. What to do with leftover steak, of course, depends on how much surplus is available. If there is a lot left over, simply use the amount you need in accordance with the number of dishes you are preparing.

Pair leftover steak with eggs for breakfast

Warming leftover steak for breakfast is easy and the fact that the meat is done already means cooks can prepare a quick and hearty meal without a lot of work. One thing to do with leftover steak for breakfast is to dice it, sauté it with onions, and then scramble an egg or two in with it. A couple slices of toast or premade breakfast rolls makes for a delicious well balanced meal. Just add a hot drink and orange juice.

Another breakfast use is to dice leftover steak and then add it to an omelet or two. Making omelets is easy if you know how to scramble an egg. All you have to do is pour the scrambled egg from the bowl into a lightly greased pan and then let it cook over medium low heat for about two to three minutes. While it is cooking, dice up the amount of steak you want to add and sauté it in a second pan along with a few bits of onion. After the steak and onion mixture is ready spread it over one side of the omelet, add cheese (shredded or not), and a bit of salsa and then use a spatula to fold the the omelet in half. Allow the omelet to continue cooking for about another minute and then flip it over so that it can cook a little more on the other side. Once done, remove the omelet from the pan, top with a bit more salsa for added flavor and appeal, and grab that slice of toast that just popped from the toaster.

Make a sandwich for lunch

Make a cold steak sandwich or warm the steak for a few seconds in the microwave. If preferred, however, reheat the steak in a pan over the stove, perhaps with a few onions and or bell peppers. Once warmed, place the steak and fixings on a slice of bread or in a bun and top with a slice of cheese and tomatoes. Adding a bit of mayonnaise or another favorite spread to the bread would be pleasing to the taste buds as well.

Make fajitas for dinner

By cutting leftover steak into strips and then re-warming it in a pan with sautéed onions and bell peppers, you could make a quick batch of fajitas. It is not necessary to eat fajita mixings folded inside tortillas, however, so if you do not have any tortillas – no worries! Simply toast a couple slices of bread until they are golden brown and then lay the fajita mixings over the two slices of toast. Top with salsa, cheese, sour cream, and then enjoy this dish with a knife and fork.

Another way to enjoy fajitas is over rice or noodles (any pasta). Switching things up now and again makes for more variety and helps to keep mealtime exciting. If you have leftover rice or pasta in the fridge, simply place a desired amount of either in a bowl and heat it in the microwave. The best way to get the rice or pasta to come out as if it were just cooked is to place it in a ceramic bowl, add a tablespoon of water, cover it with a microwaveable lid, and then microwave it for one minute. Once the rice or pasta is heated, lay the hot fajita mix on top and chow down.

Make a quick soup

Preparing a quick soup for lunch or as a course preceding a dinner entrée is another great way to make use of leftover steak. Simply cut the steak into cubes or chunks, add it to a pot of water along with a few cuts of carrots, celery, potatoes, and onions, and then bring the mix to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to medium heat and allow to brew for fifteen to twenty minutes. Season the mix to taste with a few sprinklings of salt, pepper, parsley, marjoram, and a bit of garlic powder.

Finding ways to prepare foods that wind up in the fridge following mealtime might seem a bit tricky at first. However, a little imagination goes a long way, even when the thing you are trying to figure out what to do with happens to be leftover steak.

If you are looking for an amazing side dish for a dinner party, clams casino may be the answer. Although this dish looks like you are a gourmet chef and worked all day on it, the recipe is really quite easy. I found this one on howstuffworks.com and modified it a bit.

*InstructionsCook and stir bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Set bacon aside.Preheat oven to 350F. Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet. Cook and stir onion and bell peppers in same skillet over medium-high heat until onion is tender but not brown. Let stand at room temperature to cool slightly.Combine butter and lemon juice in small bowl; mix well. Add bacon, onion mixture and ground red pepper.In another small bowl, combine clams, reserved clam juice and bread crumbs.Place clam shells on baking sheets. Fill clam shells half full with clam mixture and top with 1 tablespoon butter mixture. When ready to serve, place clams on baking sheet; bake in a preheated 350F oven 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly browned. Serve and enjoy! Your guests will be amazed at your culinary skill!

The following is a recipe for clams casino stuffing. Once you try it, it may just become a tradition at your holiday table, it is delicious!

Coffee, tea and hot cocoa are among the best loved “comfort” drinks in the world. Many people feel that they cannot function after waking up until they have had their morning coffee fix. Some people enjoy a cup or two of hot tea in the afternoon. Some people love when winter rolls around simply because it means they get to curl up with a blanket and enjoy their hot cocoa.

What do all of these drinks have in common? No, it’s not the caffeine (although all do contain at least a little bit) and no it is not the fact that the drinks are served warm either. The common denominator here is the vessel used to contain the hot beverage: a mug.

Typically referred to as a coffee mug, these cups are a mainstay in the cupboard and the even in the collectors’ market. But what is so special about coffee mugs that people want to collect such a thing?

Humor

If it is funny, you can find it on a coffee mug, or have one made to say it. For some collectors, there is nothing better than starting their day off drinking some coffee/tea out of a humorous mug. A little chuckle can sure make the day start off on a positive note. From cute little animals to wise cracking old ladies, humor has found a home on coffee mugs.

Sentimental

It is nice to have to reminders of good times in life and this is why some collectors choose coffee mugs. Some collect mugs that remind them favorite childhood cartoon characters or music groups or special moments in their lives like graduating high school/college. Perhaps a certain style of coffee mug reminds the collector of having coffee with a loved one, or just brings back fond memories of holidays.

Different things hold special places in peoples hearts and minds. One collector might drink out of his/her sentimental mugs and another might place them in a special case for display only. It just depends on the collector.

Travel reminder

Many people like to bring home a souvenir from the places they travel. Coffee mugs are inexpensive and usable. Every time the person drinks out of that particular coffee mug, he/she can remember that trip and getting the mug. There may even be an interesting story associated with that trip and coffee mug.

Variety

There are those fun loving people that enjoy collecting coffee mugs simply because there are so many sizes, shapes, colors and designs. They can literally drink out of a different mug everyday for weeks! For these collectors, variety really is the spice of life. These savvy folks know that each time they go coffee mug hunting, they will find something interesting and worth having in their collection.

Personal expression

Sometimes a person ends up collecting coffee mugs, but did not start out with that intention. For example, receiving coffee mugs as gifts can kick off a collection, or buying job-related coffee mugs to bring a little smile to the work day. Maybe someone is a sports fan and they begin collecting coffee mugs with his/her favorite team logo. A coffee mug can offer a great form of self-expression without having to say a word.

Aside from all the fun designs already on the market, people can also start a collection of personalized coffee mugs by having them special made. This guarantees that no one else in the world has a coffee mug collection like theirs. Coffee mugs can have personal photos, quotes, art work and logos made to order from companies like Cafepress.

There really is not one definitive reason all coffee mug collectors collect mugs. The reason can be very personal or simply because mugs are a relatively cheap collectible compared to expensive art work or rare antiques. Another reason might be because coffee mugs are easy to find just about anywhere you go these days.

For some collectors, they simply enjoy cute graphics, inspirational messages and/or beautiful scenery available on different coffee mugs. There are collectors out there who enjoy finding vintage coffee mugs that advertise products or businesses that remind them of being a child, or fond memories of things that no longer exist. Whatever the reason, coffee mugs are very collectible and have fans all over the world.